Tucked in, don't worry.

Our human nature wants to go ahead and sail north. Instead we are minimizing our risks. We're NOT going to try to outrun this thing. We've tied up at Cucumber Beach Marina here next to Belize City (aerial photo from their website attached). We will feel the wind here, but we shouldn't feel any waves. The storm is now named Richard and is somewhat stalled off the Nicaragua Bank. While it has yet to gather any momentum heading in a direction...it could head in any direction. But the forecast says it's going to land here, should arrive Monday and be gone by Tuesday. Which is now our expected departure day. But today is a beautiful sailing day, it's hard to believe there's a storm anywhere, and we want to go... Being patient.

So, this feels better than it did before i had a plan. Not scared anymore. We're in good shelter now. In preparation we've reduced our windage - dropped the genoa, folded it and put it below. The kayak was below anyway (ever since the beating to Providencia) to clear the decks for overnight passages. The mainsail cover is on and additionally lashed in place. Halyards are secured away from the mast. Might stow the solar panels. Akimbo is lashed into her slip every which way. We've walked around to see how well our neighbors are secured. It will be in our interests to walk the docks Monday to keep up with whatever needs help near Akimbo.

Tomorrow we hope to find a guide to take us to nearby Mayan ruins. After that...we'll see. Sean and i are thoroughly enjoying each other, trading favorite authors, catching up with each others' lives. And looking forward to getting underway. Just guessing, Ann will arrive in Isla Mujeres on the 28th to meet us and i bet we'll arrive on the 29th...before any more storms show up. Wish us all the luck you can, as we do you. More soon.